Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Phrynosomatidae Genus Spiny lizard Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Lacertilia Phylum Chordata Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Spiny lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis, Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, Sceloporus occidentalis longipes, Gregarious slender salamander | ||
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori is a subspecies of the western fence lizard, commonly called the Sierra fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North America.The subspecific epithet, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.
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